Silver coin (obverse) minted during the reign of King Charles I

This is the obverse of a silver 12 shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1637, during the reign of Charles I.

The obverse bears a crowned portrait of the king with the number 'XII' behind his head, indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Scots, England, France and Ireland.'

During Charles's reign the mill and screw coin press was introduced to Scotland by a Frenchman, Nicolas Briot, who was Master of the Mint for a time. The press lent Charles's coins a level of technical excellence previously unknown.

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Online ID:	000-100-084-446-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1911.506.1219
Date:	1637 - 1642 1637-8
Material:	Silver; both sides very slightly off-centre; slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: CAR . D : G . MAG . BRITAN . FR . ET . HIB . REX; lozenge stops; crowned bust to left; XII behind head. Rev.: QVAE . DEVS . CONIVNXIT . NEMO . SEPARET; AE ligatured; crowned shi
Dimensions:	Diameter 31.00 mm; weight 5.89 g; die axis 9.0
What:	Coin Type: Third coinage, third issue (Falconer's first with F) Coin, 12-shillings
Subject:	Coins and currency
Who:	Charles I (King)
Where:	Scotland Scotland, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles I silver 12 shilling piece, Scotland, minted in Edinburgh, 1637-1642
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, Ian Halley. The Scottish coinage: with supplement. London: Spink & Son, 1967 Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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